crewAIInc/crewAI · error · ValueError

Audience is required. Please set it in the configuration.

Error message

Audience is required. Please set it in the configuration.

What it means

Error "Audience is required. Please set it in the configuration." thrown in crewAIInc/crewAI.

Source

Thrown at lib/crewai-core/src/crewai_core/auth/providers/okta.py:25

class OktaProvider(BaseProvider):
    """Okta OAuth2 provider implementation."""

    def get_authorize_url(self) -> str:
        return f"{self._oauth2_base_url()}/v1/device/authorize"

    def get_token_url(self) -> str:
        return f"{self._oauth2_base_url()}/v1/token"

    def get_jwks_url(self) -> str:
        return f"{self._oauth2_base_url()}/v1/keys"

    def get_issuer(self) -> str:
        return self._oauth2_base_url().removesuffix("/oauth2")

    def get_audience(self) -> str:
        if self.settings.audience is None:
            raise ValueError(
                "Audience is required. Please set it in the configuration."
            )
        return self.settings.audience

    def get_client_id(self) -> str:
        if self.settings.client_id is None:
            raise ValueError(
                "Client ID is required. Please set it in the configuration."
            )
        return self.settings.client_id

    def get_required_fields(self) -> list[str]:
        return ["authorization_server_name", "using_org_auth_server"]

    def _oauth2_base_url(self) -> str:
        using_org_auth_server = self.settings.extra.get("using_org_auth_server", False)

        if using_org_auth_server:

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Solutions

1. Set the audience in your Okta provider configuration.
2. Use the audience of your Okta authorization server (often 'api://default').

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/crewai-core/src/crewai_core/auth/providers/okta.py:25 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: Occurs when the Okta provider configuration is missing the audience value. Set the audience in the configuration before initializing the provider.

AI-assisted analysis of crewAIInc/crewAI@754d7323be (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c90db597318cb04c. Report an issue: GitHub.